FETE OF NATIONS BAZAAR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19442, 30 October 1925, Page 2

FETE OF NATIONS BAZAAR

DRILL HALL TRANSFORMED. A GREAT SUCCESS. The Fete of Nations Bazaar, which opened at the Drill Hall yesterday afternoon, promises to be one of tho outstanding events of the year. For months past industrious ladies have been working for a single purpose, namely tho holding of the Fete of Nations Bazaar. Men have been busy for tho same purpose during the past few weeks. Stallholders yesterday regarded their wares with satisfied eyes, for tho tableau of produce, piled high, cakes, sweets, and handicraft was very fine indeed. The bazaar was delightfully appointed, with stalls of every description, an Oriental atmosphere predominating. On entering tho hall one sees, on the right hand, an Old Curosity Shop or furniture stall, on the left a largo portion hurdled off for dancing. On the right is the John Bull store; its vis-a-vis the Irish stall, not forgetting the pig. Proceeding further, one passes the orchestral stage and sees tho ice cream stall on the extreme left. On the extreme right is tho Old English stall. Standing sentinel to tho Dutch stall, with its picturesque windmill, are the Japanese stall, in bamboo, and the Red, White and Blue in lath. One also notices a very useful stall, reminiscent of foreign parts, where cakes are vendud, and last, but not least, the meat ; tall. Up a few steps and one arrives at tho refreshmeit room. Here a complete transformation has taken place, a somewhat dingy interior having given place to a most artistically and testefully decorated tearoom, calculated to attract any diner. Space has also been found for various side-shows.

In declaring the bazaar open, the Mayor, Mr Hope Gibbons, said it was being held for the purpose of augmenting the Church funds and to pr mote good-fellowship amongst the parishioners. Everybody wanted money, and it was only right that the Church should require money to carry on its good work. One of the best means of obtaining money was by organising a bazaar. He was a good judge of bazaars, as he had seen a large number in his time, but he had never seen anything to equal tho arrangement of the Fete of Nations. From the viewpoint of novelty and beauty, he considered it was unique. He congratulated organisers and workers, vished the bazaar every success. The Mayoress also added her tribute and her good wishes. The Rev. Ralph Creed-Meredith thanked all who had assisted in any way to make the bazaar such a success, and thanked the Mayor and Mayoress for their kindness in declaring tho ba zaar open. Following on the opening ceremony the stallholders commenced brisk business .There was an encouraging attendance of the public. All the stalls wore liberally patronised, the tearooms in particular. Following is tho list of stallholders: Japnnese Stall (work)—Girls’ Friendly Society. President, Miss E. Roe, assisted by Mesdamos Ballance, Ashcroft, Christie, D’Arcy, Hatherly, Williams, Meredith, Sherriff, Enderby, Clifford, Cox, Hine, Robertson, the Misses Stanford, Hadfield, Taylor, E Brown, P. Byres, N. Brock, G'. Bedford, O. Cavell, T. Cocks, A. and L. Connett, D. Dowsett, M. and E. Evans, L. Edmondson, L Hickman, M. Hodgson E. Hardman, M. Holland, A. Lea, I. Moore, R. Parks, F. Peachey, H. Roby, L. Rowlett, L. Sheppard, L. and G. Socberg, A. and L. Strawbridge, E. and (’ Sutton, E. Walker, M. Wright.

French Stall (fruit salads and ice ercam ) —President, Mrs Davis, assisted by Mcsdames E. Frankish and Howarth and tho Misses Higgle and Croucher. British Stall (sweets)—Bible Class. Presidents, Mrs Dowsett and Miss Snowden Taylor, assisted by Mrs Langton, Joyce Langton, Basilia Taylor, Edna Sutton, Gladys ’’edford, Winnie Taylor, Isobel Mundell, Molly Groshinski, Molly McCarthy, Keitha Wright, Mabel Wright, Naomi Hunt, May Bennett, Nellie Benge. Dutch Stall (produce)—Prcsdents, Mrs Russell Grace and Mrs A. H. E. Wall, assisted by Mcsdames D. Wilson, Latham, Robertson, W. Stewart, M. Earle, A. Wilson, H. Christie, G. W. Currie, M. Campbell, M. Barton, Izard, Misses Cameron, Montgomerie Moore, Morton Jones, and Mrs Karton, Mrs Kiff, Mrs Barnes, Mr Seers, Mr Barnes and Miss Macneil, of St. Agnes’, Tayforth. Irish Stall (all sorts)—The choir, Mrs Purser, Misses Webb (2), Sutton, Greager, Palmer, Martin, Dashfield, Messrs H. Austin, Seddon, Hebditch,

Weller, Jackson, assisted by Mrs Sperring, Misses Ball (2), Messrs Long, Sperring, Thomas, A. Austin, Greenwood, Master Dashiield, Watson, Ball, Christian (2), Thompson.

Refreshment Department Presidents, Mrs D’Arcy, Mrs Harden, Mrs Creed Meredith, assisted by Mesdames Allen, Brown, Barton, Burgess, France, Beauchamp, Gorlong, Frankish, Caswell, Crawford, Coles, Dryer, Hine, Hatherly, Hutton, Hatrick, Hughes-Johnston, Seddon, Rhodes, Seiwood, Sutton, Sherri#, Stewart, Taiboys, Stevenson, R. Stevenson, Palmer Jones, W. Peat, J. Harold, and Misses Burgess, Eileen Ball, Ruby Ball, Cowper, N. Cowper, Norma Carrell, Patricia Cave, France, Greenwood, Hutton, Betty Hutton, Hatherly, Hatrick, Hughes-Johnstoi, N. Hughes-John-ston, C. Hine, Una Hine, Rennie Jones, Marjorie Knight, Lance, Mason, T. Mason, Marshall, Grace Ogier, Mavis Ogier, Leslie Petersen, Avis Petersen, Tomkies, A. M. N. and M. Toomath, Ward, Wright, Phyllis Norris, Lilian Troughton, Edna Karton, Winnie Kiff, C. Woolstrum, Lilian Seiwood, N. Taylor.

Ye Olde Englishe (work and flowers) —Tho Ladies’ Guild: President, Mrs Christie, assisted by Mesdames Ashcroft, Addenbrooke, Blyth, Boyes, Colo.*’, Brown, Caswell, Cox, Cutler, Davis, Giddings, Lewis, Lloyd, Meredith, Rhodes, Seddon, Tomkies, Williams and Misses Hadfield, Hay, Stanford, C. Stanford, and Williams. John Bull (household goods)— C.E.M.S.: President, Mr T. W. Sutton, assisted by Messrs J. W. Brown, E. Dowsett, A. S. Dymock, R. Greenwood, A. W. Jones, J. S. Jones, W. M. Maunsell, R S. Seddon, B. M. Taylor, P. S. Taylor, E. Toomath. Egyptian Stall (cakes). —Ladies of All Saints*. New Zealand (meat) President: Mrs Lance, assisted by Mrs Bates and Mrs Moffatt. Entertainments.—President, Mr E. B. Toomath. assisted by Mrs Toomath, Messrs W. N. Wills, Frankish, Seddon, Webb, P. S. Taylor, Basil Taylor, R. B. Toomath, G. Doyle, V. Dowsett, Greenwood, Ryan and M. Barton. Side-shows (including duck pond, lathe and ball, biff bang, houpla, baker’s oven) —President, Mr W. N. Willis, assisted by Haydn Austin, Harold Austin, Aubrey Candish, Victor Dowsett, Gordon Doyle, Lewis Farmer, Joe Greager, Harold Greenwood, Herbert Haase, Reg. Hine, Leslie Kearse, Will Kiff, Cecil Leonard, Ernest Long, Roger Mark, Harold Mitchell, Norton Ross, David Ryan, Howard, Savage, Leslie Seddon, Leslie Smith, MHton Sutton, James Toomath, Will Upton, Arthur Weller, M. Dempsey, I. Macneil, A. Karton. The evening session was well attended, all the stalls being liberally patronised. The proceedings wore brightened by the excellent programmes submitted by Miss Swann’s pupils and the Collegiate School Choral Society. The first day’s takings amounted to close on £2OO, and it is hoped to exceed this sum to-day.